Episode Title: "Call of Silence"
Original Air Date: 11/23/2004
Gibbs and his team must clear the name of an elderly Marine who confesses to murdering his best friend nearly 60 years ago.
Writer: Roger Director
Director: Tom Wright
Air Date: 11/23/04Synopsis: A Medal of Honor winner with a foggy memory comes to NCIS and confesses to murdering his best friend on Iwo Jima, in 1945, and the team fights to save a hero's reputation. (Charles Durning guest stars)
A World War II Medal of Honor recipient (Charles Durning) confesses to the murder of his best friend almost 60 years ago.
Cast: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Charles Durning, Sean Murray, Alicia Coppola, Hugh Holub, Douglas Griffith, Garrette Henson, Jason Alan Smith, Ben Guillory, Marc Wilson, Kevin Sizemore, Lloyd Kino, Scott Miles, Marc Senter.
Director(s): Tom Wright.
Producer(s): Donald P. Bellisario.
Writer(s): Roger Director.
Air Date: 11/23/04 (TUESDAY)
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Call of Silence"GIBBS AND HIS TEAM WORK TO CLEAR THE NAME OF A WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, NOV. 23
Golden Globe Award Winner Charles Durning (?The Kennedys of Massachusetts,? 1991) Guest Stars as World War II Veteran Ernie Yost
"Call of Silence" -- Gibbs and his team must clear the name of an elderly Marine who confesses to murdering his best friend nearly 60 years ago, on NAVY NCIS, Tuesday, Nov. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tom Wright directed the episode from a script by Roger Director.
Golden Globe Award Winner Charles Durning (?The Kennedys of Massachusetts?) guest stars as World War II veteran Ernest Yost.
An elderly Medal of Honor recipient, Ernie Yost (guest star Charles Durning), shows up at NCIS headquarters and confesses to murdering his best friend during a battle at Iwo Jima almost 60 years ago. Gibbs? gut tells him there is more to the story and, with the help of his team who are captivated by the warmth of the honored veteran, they work to solve the mystery and keep Yost from going to prison and losing his Medal of Honor.
NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd: Sasha Alexander NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette NCIS Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray Ernie Yost: Charles Durning Faith Coleman: Alicia Coppola Superintendent: Hugh Holub Lt. Col. Douglas Griffith: Himself Cpl. Ernie Yost: Garette Henson Cpl. Dale Kean: Jason Alan Smith Henry: Ben Guillory M.P. Jenkins: Marc D. Wilson M.P. Mueller: Kevin Sizemore Hitoshi Yoshida: Lloyd Kino Pvt. Bellows: Scott Miles Pvt. Stearns: Marc Senter
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N C I S
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Mark Harmon [Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs]
Sasha Alexander [Special Agent Caitlin Todd]
Michael Weatherly [Special Agent Tony DiNozzo]
Pauley Perrette [Forensics Specialist Abby Sciuto]
Sean Murray [Agent Tim McGee]
And
David McCallum [Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard]
Co-Executive Producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Created By
Donald P. Bellisario
&
Don McGill
"Call of Silence"
Special Guest Star
Charles Durning as Ernie Yost
Guest Starring
Alicia Coppola [Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman, JAG]
Garette Henson [Cpl. Ernie Yost {young}]
Lloyd Kino [Hitoshi Yoshida]
[Marc D. Wilson M.P. Jenkins {uncr}]
[Kevin Sizemore M.P. Mueller {uncr}]
Score by Joseph Conlan
Edited by Gregory Gontz
Production Designer Robert J. Bacon
Director of Photography William Webb
Producer David Bellisario
Producer Avery C. Drewe
Producer Frank Military
Producer John C. Kelley
Producer Mark R. Schilz
Consulting Producer Juan Carlos Coto
Consulting Producer Roger Director
Consulting Producers George Schenck
& Frank Cardea
Coordinating Producer Julie B. Watson
Co-Executive Producer Mark Horowitz
Co-Executive Producer Gil Grant
Written by Roger Director
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Executive Producer
Donald P. Bellisario
Associate Producer Joshua Rexon
Ben Guillory Henry
Hugh Holub Superintendent
Jason Alan Smith Cpl. Wade Kean
Scott Miles Pvt. Bellows
Marc Senter Pvt. Stearns
Lt. Col. Douglas Griffith Himself
Casting by Susan Bluestein, C.S.A.
and Camille St. Cyr
Unit Production Manager Mark R. Schilz
First Assistant Director Paul Snider
Second Assistant Director Robert Roda
Art Director Linda A. King
Set Decorator Lynn Wolverton-Parker
Property Master George Tuers
Production Sound Mixer Steve Bowerman
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Make-up Artist Joe Hailey
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Special Effects Coordinator Larry Fuentes
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Bruce Gareth Chen
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Transportation Coordinator Greg Nutt
Location Manager Peter Robarts
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Technical Advisors Leon Carroll, Jr.
Craig Harvey
Post Production Supervisor Richie Owens
Assistant Editor J. Scott Harvey
Post Production Coordinator John Klump
Casting Associate Erin Toner
Producer's Assistant Joshua Lurie
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Neil Martin
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Clay Williamson
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Main Title Design Thomas Cobb Group
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